The Value of Maple Syrup Harvest calculator estimates the value of a maple syrup harvest based on a yield per tap and number of taps.
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose units and enter the following:
- (YPT) Average Syrup Yield per Tap (see table below)
- (n) Number of Maple Syrup Taps
- (DPG) Dollars per Gallon
Value of Maple Syrup Harvest (MSV): The calculator returns the value in U.S. and Canadian dollars, and the approximate total yield in gallons, liters, pounds and kilograms. However these can be automatically converted to compatible units via the pull-down menu
The Math / Science
Maple syrup is sweet food liquid product that is roughly 67% sugar and 33% water. It is a product farmed by tapping surface maples in the late winter when the sap runs. Maple sap is traditionally harvested via a tap that flows sap into bucket. Larger producers channel the sap from the taps into networks of tubes that allow the sap to run down hill into collection containers. This period is somewhere between four and six weeks. To produce the maple syrup, the sap is cooked to evaporate the water from the sap which originally had 98% water and 2% sugar. Maple trees on average produce 5 to 15 US gallons (20 to 60 liters) of sap in a season. The Volume of Maple Syrup can be estimated based on the volume of sap and a sap to syrup ratio which ranges from 20 to 60 depending on local conditions and the different variety of trees. The ratio of sap to syrup (67% sugar) is 40 gallons of sap to 1 gallon of syrup for sugar maples under normal conditions.
Based on the number of taps, sap to syrup production rate and the current market value of syrup, one can calculate the value of a maple syrup harvest.
The formula for the Value of Maple Syrup Harvest is:
MSV = n * YPT * DPG
where;
- MSV = Value of Maple Syrup Harvest
- n = Number of Maple Tree taps
- YPT = Yield per Tap
- DPG = Dollars per Gallon of Maple Syrup
Maple sap is traditionally harvested via a tap that flows sap into bucket. Larger producers channel the sap from the taps into networks of tubs that allow the sap to run down hill into collection containers. Based on the number of taps, sap to syrup production rate and the current market value of syrup, one can calculate the value of a maple syrup harvest.
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Maple Syrup Yield
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Production 2021 Summary reports the following Yield per Tap for Maple Syrup on page 92.
As of 31 January 2022, the Dollar per Gallon commodity price for maple syrup was reported at $32/gallon. Walmart was advertising its Great Value brand of pure maple syrup at $15.98 per 32 fl oz (1 quart), which is $63.92 per gallon, and two other products (NOVA Maple Syrup and Barred Maple Syrup) for $64.99 and $57.95 per gallon respectively.
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